RE: Technical Grammar Peeves

["Migliore, Charles W" <Charles.W.Migliore@nspco.com>]

<<Evidently it can be used as a verb if you desire to.

Hey isnt that a dangling particulate?

Charles Migliore RRPT

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	High Plains Drifter [SMTP:magna1@jps.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, May 27, 1999 10:10 AM
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> Subject:	Re: Technical Grammar Peeves
> 
> Falo Gerald A CHPPM wrote:
> 
> > I've restrained myself for a while now, but I've noticed several
> annoying
> > grammatical trends cropping up in many publications., including
> technical
> > articles.
> >
> > The first is the use of the word "reference" as a verb;
> 
> Gerald, evidently you have a hard time reading technical reports being so
> anal.
> Here is what the American Heritage Dictionary says about the use of
> "referenced":
> 
>  ref·er·ence (rµf"...r-...ns, rµf"r...ns) n. Abbr. ref. 1. An act of
> referring: My
> careful writing results from many references to a dictionary. 2.a.
> Significance
> in a specified context: Her speeches have special reference to the African
> situation. b. Meaning or denotation. 3. The state of being related or
> referred:
> with reference to; in reference to. 4. A mention of an occurrence or a
> situation: She made frequent references to her promotion. 5.a. A note in a
> publication referring the reader to another passage or source. b. The
> passage or
> source so referred to. c. A work frequently used as a source. d. A mark or
> footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information. 6.
> Law.
> a. Submission of a case to a referee. b. Legal actions conducted before or
> by a
> referee. 7.a. A person who is in a position to recommend another or to
> vouch for
> his or her fitness, as for a job. b. A statement about a person's
> qualifications, character, and dependability. --ref·er·ence tr.v.
> ref·er·enced,
> ref·er·enc·ing, ref·er·ences. 1. To supply references to: "Our memories
> are
> addressed and referenced . . . by significant fragments of their own
> content"
> (Frederick Turner). 2. To mention in a reference; refer to: He referenced
> her
> book in his speech. See Usage Note at  allude. --ref"er·enc·er n.
> --ref"er·en"tial (-...-rµn"sh...l) adj. --ref"er·en"tial·ly adv.
> 
> Evidently it can be used as a verb if you desire to.
> 
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